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Circular song (ending where it begins). Published in the Zupfgeigenhansel (1911), mentioning an even older songbook source and the song's dispersion all over Germany. Lyrics and melody date back to the 1740s. Other circular song): Mooi Bernardijn (Wat Doet Gij In Het Groene Veld), collected by Edmond De Coussemaker in Bergues (Chants populaires des Flamands de France).